Minerology on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate
The climate throughout Mars' early history has long been debated -- was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy? New research...
Bees understand the concept of zero
Scientists have discovered honeybees can understand the concept of zero, putting them in an elite club of clever animals that can grasp the abstract...
First tetrapods of Africa lived within the Devonian Antarctic Circle
The first African fossils of Devonian tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) show these pioneers of land living within the Antarctic circle, 360 million years ago.
Widespread uranium contamination found in India’s groundwater
A new study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater aquifers -- a chief source for drinking water and irrigation -- in 16 Indian...
Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ forecasted to exceed the size of Connecticut
Scientists have predicted the dead zone, or area with little to no oxygen in the northern Gulf of Mexico, will become larger than the...
How to suck carbon dioxide from the sky for fuels and more
Someday, the gasoline you buy might come from carbon dioxide pulled out of the sky rather than from oil pumped out of the ground....
In male dolphin alliances, ‘everybody knows your name’
It's not uncommon in dolphin society for males to form long-lasting alliances with other males, sometimes for decades. Now, after studying bottlenose dolphins in...
Algal partner responds to climate-change stresses more strongly than coral host
A new study puts a surprising twist into our understanding of how coral reefs react to ocean warming and acidification and may offer an...
In a hole in a tunicate there lived a hobbit: New shrimp species named...
A new species of shrimp was named after Tolkien's Bilbo Baggins thanks to its small size and hairy feet. The new species, Odontonia bagginsi,...
Scientists use 4D scanning to predict behavior of volcanoes
Scientists are using the latest in 4D technology to predict the behavior of lava flows and its implications for volcanic eruptions. The results explain...
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